Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 1.9ml
6 km W of Bergen, New York
- When
- Magnitude
- M 1.9 (ml)
- Depth
- 5.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- 3 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Genesee County, 17 km SW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1984 days ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 3 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 21 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 710,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 500,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 45× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 1.9 about 21 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
Where
Epicentre 43.0887, -78.0196. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesee County, NY | 17 km (11 mi) | NE of here | earthquakes near Genesee County |
| Monroe County, NY | 32 km (20 mi) | SW of here | earthquakes near Monroe County |
| Orleans County, NY | 32 km (20 mi) | SSE of here | earthquakes near Orleans County |
| Livingston County, NY | 45 km (28 mi) | NNW of here | earthquakes near Livingston County |
| Wyoming County, NY | 46 km (29 mi) | NNE of here | earthquakes near Wyoming County |
| Ontario County, NY | 64 km (40 mi) | WNW of here | earthquakes near Ontario County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
6 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.3 4 km N of Honeoye, New York
- 2.2 24 km NE of Lyndonville, New York
- 1.7 2 km NE of North Gates, New York
- 1.6 23 km NE of Lyndonville, New York
- 2.6 5 km SSW of Warsaw, New York
- 1.8 7 km SE of Alexander, New York
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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